Reviews
The Manvils are originally from Vancouver but relocated to Toronto in 2011. Their latest release, Reaction Arrow, is one to put in your tape...
Articles By Sarah Chodos
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![The Manvils Present Rock in Its Purest Form on 'Reaction Arrow']()
The Manvils Present Rock in Its Purest Form on 'Reaction Arrow' Published Jun 29, 2020 -
![Thad Cockrell Leaves Country Traditionalism in the Past on 'If in Case You Feel the Same']()
ReviewsThad Cockrell Leaves Country Traditionalism in the Past on 'If in Case You Feel the Same' Published Jun 24, 2020The mood on If in Case You Feel the Same keeps changing. Thad Cockrell is adept at expressing hurt through music and there is plenty of that...
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![Evening Hymns Hold a Psychedelic Church Service on 'Heavy Nights']()
ReviewsEvening Hymns Hold a Psychedelic Church Service on 'Heavy Nights' Published Jun 24, 2020Heavy Nights is a good name for an album that conveys a sense of quiet but not of emptiness. Significant events in Ontario songwriter Jonas...
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![Adrian Glynn's 'Ghostlight Sessions' Is a Haunting Dispatch from an Empty Theatre]()
ReviewsAdrian Glynn's 'Ghostlight Sessions' Is a Haunting Dispatch from an Empty Theatre Published Jun 18, 2020Adrian Glynn was in Kamloops for rehearsals of Chelsea Hotel: The Songs of Leonard Cohen (in which he would return to his role as "The Write...
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![Shred Kelly Put Their Own Spin on Banjo-Laden Rock with 'Like a Rising Sun']()
ReviewsShred Kelly Put Their Own Spin on Banjo-Laden Rock with 'Like a Rising Sun' Published Jun 18, 2020Shred Kelly's Tim Newton welcomed his daughter into the world and lost his father just over a year before the release of Like a Rising Sun....
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![Bibio Finds Comfort in Discomfort on Jarring, Electro-Folk 'Sleep On the Wing']()
ReviewsBibio Finds Comfort in Discomfort on Jarring, Electro-Folk 'Sleep On the Wing' Published Jun 10, 2020Records should not be judged by their covers, except in the case of Bibio's Sleep On the Wing. In this instance, the image of a city at nigh...
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![Marin Patenaude Twists Canadian Folk Traditions on 'Sight Unseen']()
ReviewsMarin Patenaude Twists Canadian Folk Traditions on 'Sight Unseen' Published May 26, 2020Marin Patenaude's smooth, nuanced voice can seem high like a bird, and at the same time deep and earthy. Her second album, Sight Unseen, tra...
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![Fucked Up Offshoot Jade Hairpins Find Beauty in the Melodic on 'Harmony Avenue']()
ReviewsFucked Up Offshoot Jade Hairpins Find Beauty in the Melodic on 'Harmony Avenue' Published May 26, 2020Jade Hairpins is an apt name for this Toronto- and London-based group — their sound is lovely and delicate but also pretty sharp. Led by Fuc...
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![Hanni El Khatib Effortlessly Weaves Genres Together on 'Flight']()
ReviewsHanni El Khatib Effortlessly Weaves Genres Together on 'Flight' Published May 15, 2020"Carry," the first track on Hanni El Khatib's fifth album, Flight, begins with a slow, electronic drum beat and then evolves into something...
